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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1964
Page
4
In Our Opinion, Corry urges dedicating the Lawrence Airport improvements including paved runway and lighting, arguing air transportation attracts industry and creates jobs. Agency head Cole Morrow notes shifts in factory location from cities to smaller communities, stressing accessibility and local investment as key.
Twenty years ago reports from the Ardennes describe American troops fighting back in a major battle near St. Vith as German forces under Field Marshal Rundstedt massed up to 200,000 troops for a breakthrough. Simultaneously, strategic daylight bombing targets in Manchuria were struck by Curtis Lemay’s bomber command, while Allied advances around Valencia and Leyte aimed to tighten the noose on remaining Japanese forces. Local news notes an elderly resident’s death, chickenpox cases, a student injury near Harding, and a high school basketball win for Warren Dragons. Mentions of a Christmas party with marionette performance conclude the item.
The British pound remains weak amid a 84 billion bailout effort, hobbling world trade and U S finance. Prices for pounds shift between 2.77 and 2.79 dollars while Britain postpones loan payments, lifts short term rates, and faces gold price gains. The United States bears a widening balance of payments deficit and stock-market unease as Britain seeks a cure.
Jerome Taishoff, 64, president of Mycalex Corp. and civic figure, died yesterday in New York. He served as director of the Metropolitan Opera, a governor of Long Island University, and as vice president and trustee of the Air Force Historical Foundation.
Letters addressed to the Journal will no longer appear in the Letters section unless the writer provides name and address for publication. The opinions in such letters are not necessarily those of the Journal.
Jim Bishop lists indispensable works and sets he cherishes from the Bible to Webster's Dictionary and Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. He praises ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY, and Durant's Story of Civilization, calling books his teachers and friends.
The text explains that two people owning a house as tenants in common hold undivided fractional interests and may separately convey or encumber their shares. It warns that mutual harmony is needed and suggests offering the co tenant the option to buy the selling interest to avoid disputes.
A congressional delegation led by Rep. Charles Hoeven examined Food For Peace under Public Law 480 during a sixteen day tour of Congo Ethiopia Somalia Nigeria and Tanganyika. They praised U S aid yet noted poor storage facilities and limited access to fresh provisions while stressing the political and military contexts of Communist aid in the region.
A propane gas water heater exploded in Robert Wolf’s Hydetown trailer yesterday, starting a blaze that destroyed the trailer and its contents. Wolf suffered moderate burns and was hospitalized in Titusville. authorities noted the fire alarm came in at 8:37 a.m. Two Titusville fire trucks responded to the scene.
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